Exploring primary care physician biases in adolescent contraceptive counseling.

ABSTRACT:

Objective(s)

While previous literature has shown clinician bias in adult contraceptive counseling, less is known on the biases clinicians may exhibit when counseling adolescents about contraception. Our study aimed to describe long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) counseling and prescribing practices of adolescent-serving clinicians.

Study design

This study used a cross-sectional discrete choice experiment mixed methods design. We sent a survey containing vignettes and items pertaining to demographics and beliefs to a convenience sample of adolescent-serving clinicians across the United States.

Results

Of 296 clinicians, 80% were in pediatrics, and had geographic, practice setting, gender, and racial diversity. Most clinicians reported being up-to-date with curr

SUBMITTER: Allison BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11611637 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature